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Mexico pyramid shooter inspired by Columbine attack, pre-Hispanic sacrifices
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» MEXICO CITY - Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez, the 27-year-old gunman behind Monday's shooting at Mexico's famed Teotihuacan pyramids, drew inspiration from pre-Hispanic sacrifices and the notorious 1999 US shooting at Columbine High School, according to investigators.
Mexico pyramid shooter planned attack, fixated on US massacre
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» MEXICO CITY - The gunman who killed a Canadian tourist and wounded 13 others at Mexico's famed Teotihuacan pyramids had planned the attack days in advance, officials said Tuesday, as evidence pointed to him being inspired by a US massacre.
Pope visits Cameroon city hit by post-vote protest deaths
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» DOUALA - Pope Leo XIV will offer mass on Friday in Cameroon's economic capital Douala, the biggest event of a visit marked by his calls for peace and spat with US President Donald Trump.
Nepal vows action against trekker rescue scam
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» KATHMANDU — Nepal's government has developed tough measures to stamp out insurance scams involving unnecessary helicopter rescues of trekkers, an official said Tuesday, a long-running racket threatening the country's vital tourism industry.
Poppies offer hope in fire-scarred Los Angeles
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» ALTADENA, California - When wildfires raged around Los Angeles last year, Rene Amy’s home was razed to a pile of toxic ash.
Record-breaking heat wave grips western US
AFP, Published on 21/03/2026
» LOS ANGELES - A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-years event and all but certainly the result of human-caused climate change, experts say.
2 monks brawl during temple ceremony in Hong Kong, leaving 1 injured
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/03/2026
» Two monks have clashed during a religious ceremony at a historical Buddhist monastery in Hong Kong, leaving one injured and the other in police custody.
Noma's star chef quits after claims that he hit and bullied staff
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» COPENHAGEN - Danish superchef Rene Redzepi -- whose Noma restaurant was long regarded as the world's best -- said he was stepping down Thursday after allegations that he abused and bullied staff for years.
Shelter rankings and shower-timing apps: Israelis, Palestinians adjust to Iranian rockets
AFP, Published on 09/03/2026
» JERUSALEM - What is Israel's best bomb shelter? And when is the best time of day to shower without interruption from a missile alert?
Inside the Mexican resort that was the final hideout of 'El Mencho'
AFP, Published on 25/02/2026
» TAPALPA — The roar of machine guns and drone of helicopters shook the luxurious resort where Mexico's most-wanted cartel boss hid on Sunday, plunging tourists enjoying the picturesque western Mexican town of Tapalpa into panic.